A visit to the Overton 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 Overton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Overton Cemetery (FG ID #101098).
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 Overton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Overton Cemetery:
40.7319, -99.5226
The Overton Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.
The county seat for Dawson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Overton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Overton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Overton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Overton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plum Creek Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adullam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstrom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Robb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armada Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Overton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Overton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elm Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bertrand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Darr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holdrege
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Funk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sartoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Overton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Overton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Atlanta
- Bertrand
- Cozad
- Cozad lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Overton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cozad.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad
- Eddyville
- Elm Creek
- Elwood
- Funk
- Funk lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Overton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Holdrege
- Kearney
- Lexington
- Loomis
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Overton
- Sartoria
- Smithfield
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 Overton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 Overton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101098
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831934 (Overton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831934 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 705 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Overton
- Location given for Overton Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7316756 Lon: -99.5226045
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Dawson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |