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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. 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 Overton Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7319°   (40° 43' 54")

Lon:   -99.5226°   (-99° 31' 21")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Overton 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 19 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
    • Elm Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
      • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <5>
    • Westmark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
      • Westmark is located in Phelps County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Darr
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
        • Darr is located in Dawson County
      • Elwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
        • Elwood is located in Gosper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
        • Funk is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <5>
      • Kearney
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sartoria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
        • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County

    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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • The Williamsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williamsburg Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964882 <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fairview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315833 <1>
    • 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)
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bertrand.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100763 <1>
      • 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.

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #831934  (Overton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #831934 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: Overton
      • County: Dawson         Elev: 705
      • Location given for GNIS #831934 (Overton Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101098

    The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 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 '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 Overton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7319, Longitude: -99.5226    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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