A visit to the Osceola 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 Osceola Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Osceola Cemetery (FG ID #252278)
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 Osceola Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Osceola Cemetery
Lat: 41.1838° (41° 11' 1")
Lon: -97.5411° (-97° 32' 27")
The Osceola Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the southwest of the Osceola Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Osceola Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Osceola Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swede Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swede Plain Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Polk Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Circle Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Osceola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Osceola Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Osceola
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stromsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swedehome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
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- Clarks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Clarks is located in Merrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
- Arborville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Krakow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ulysses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee
(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 Osceola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osceola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Benedict
- Clarks
- Columbus
- Garrison
- Genoa
- Genoa lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Osceola Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Genoa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Gresham
- Hordville
- Monroe
- Osceola
- Polk
- Polk lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Osceola Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Rising City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Silver Creek
- Stromsburg
- Surprise
- Ulysses
- Waco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Osceola Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Osceola Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #252278
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Osceola Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1838, Longitude: -97.5411 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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. |