A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pierce Cemetery (FG ID #101126).
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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
40.8847, -96.5600
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies just to the west southwest of the Pierce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.
Establishment of the Pierce Cemetery ...
The Pierce Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosehill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Covenant Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Danish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wyuka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- College View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Free Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tothill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bergman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spahnle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Havelock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaslight Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- College View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alvo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cheney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ceresco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Bennet
- Ceresco
- College View
- Eagle
- Elmwood
- Greenwood
- Lincoln
- Murdock
- Palmyra
- Wabash
- Waverly
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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Pierce Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101126
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832094 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832094 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8844438 Lon: -96.5600108
- 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 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 '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- Pierce 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. |