A visit to the Plummers Branch 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 Plummers Branch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Plummers Branch Cemetery (FG ID #101181).
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 Plummers Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plummers Branch Cemetery:
40.3867, -97.0317
The Plummers Branch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Swanton.
The cemetery is located in Saline County<3>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Wilber. Wilber lies just to the north northeast of the Plummers Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plummers Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swan Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waymire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Megli Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Wilber Czech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Plymouth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Plymouth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Plymouth Cemetery
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- Kilpatrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- First Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bower Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Bohemian National 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 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plummers Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- De Witt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Western
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clatonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daykin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jansen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tobias
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Powell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beatrice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Diller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cortland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milligan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Plummers Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plummers Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Beatrice
- Cortland
- Crete
- Crete lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Daykin
- Daykin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Daykin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
- De Witt
- Diller
- Diller lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Diller.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
- Dorchester
- Endicott
- Fairbury
- Hallam
- Jansen
- Jansen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jansen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Plymouth
- Swanton
- Tobias
- Western
- Wilber
- Wilber lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Plummers Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilber.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Plummers Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Plummers Branch Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101181
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832285 (Plummers Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832285 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 402 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swanton
- Location given for Plummers Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3866697 Lon: -97.0316979
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plummers Branch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |