A visit to the Pella 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 Pella Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pella Cemetery (FG ID #101118)
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 Pella Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pella Cemetery
Lat: 40.5555° (40° 33' 19")
Lon: -96.5021° (-96° 30' 7")
The Pella Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pella Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Pella Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pella Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Panama Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Solon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swiggart Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dietz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Firth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Gage County
- St. Martins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Dughman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dughman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dughman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dughman Cemetery is located in Otoe County
- The Dughman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crabtree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100559 <1>
- Bennet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Hooker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Roca Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granite Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sterling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Lutheran 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pella Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pella Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Panama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Firth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <8>
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Burr is located in Otoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <8>
- Roca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
- Roca is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <8>
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Cortland is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <8>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Otoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <8>
- Cheney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <8>
- Unadilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Unadilla is located in Otoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <8>
- Vesta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- College View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Pella Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pella Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Bennet
- Burr
- College View
- Cortland
- Crab Orchard
- Douglas
- Firth
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Palmyra
- Panama
- Sterling
- Unadilla
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 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 Pella Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Pella Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832032 (Pella Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #832032 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: Firth
- County: Lancaster Elev: 415
- Location given for GNIS #832032 (Pella Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101118
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/
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 Lancaster, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pella Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5555, Longitude: -96.5021 |
<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> | 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. |
<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. |
<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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |