A visit to the Palmyra 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 Palmyra Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Palmyra Cemetery (FG ID #101102).
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 Palmyra Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmyra Cemetery:
40.6902, -96.3687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Otoe County<3>.
The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the east of the Palmyra Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmyra Cemetery.
Establishment of the Palmyra Cemetery ...
The Palmyra Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Palmyra Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmyra Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unadilla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bunten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spahnle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bergman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Martins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dughman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dughman Cemetery is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughman Cemetery
- The Dughman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crabtree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100559 <1>
- Park Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Palmyra Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmyra Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palmyra
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unadilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cheney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alvo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- College View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hanlon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Roca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Firth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock
(16 miles [25.7 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 Palmyra Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmyra Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Palmyra Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Bennet
- Burr
- Burr lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Palmyra Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- College View
- Cook
- Cook lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the Southeast (SE) of the Palmyra Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Douglas
- Eagle
- Eagle lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Palmyra Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eagle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Elmwood
- Firth
- Hickman
- Murdock
- Otoe
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- Continue List (6 more)
- Panama
- Sterling
- Syracuse
- Unadilla
- Wabash
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 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 Palmyra Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Otoe 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 Palmyra Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101102
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831961 (Palmyra Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831961 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: Otoe
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unadilla
- Location given for Palmyra Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6902785 Lon: -96.3688997
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Palmyra Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
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