A visit to the Plainfield 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 Plainfield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Plainfield Cemetery (FG ID #101133)
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 Plainfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plainfield Cemetery
Lat: 40.8860° (40° 53' 9")
Lon: -97.7929° (-97° 47' 34")
The Plainfield Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Plainfield Cemetery .
Name Variations for Plainfield Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Plainfield Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Plainfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plainfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Council Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friesen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Faith Evangelical Bible Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arborville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plainfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plainfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arborville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kronborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
- Benedict
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- McCool Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bixby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Overland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stromsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Central City
(19 miles [30.6 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 Plainfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plainfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Central City
- Fairmont
- Giltner
- Grafton
- Hampton
- Henderson
- Hordville
- Marquette
- McCool Junction
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Polk lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Plainfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Stockham
- Stromsburg
- Sutton
- Waco
- York
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 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 Plainfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to York 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 Plainfield Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 Plainfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832140 (Plainfield Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #832140 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: Henderson NE
- County: York Elev: 528
- Location given for GNIS #832140 (Plainfield Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101133
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.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 York, 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 things 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 Plainfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8860, Longitude: -97.7929 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |