A visit to the Princeton 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 Princeton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Princeton Cemetery (FG ID #101199)
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 Princeton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Princeton Cemetery
Lat: 40.5670° (40° 34' 1")
Lon: -96.7053° (-96° 42' 19")
The Princeton Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Princeton Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Princeton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Princeton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hallam Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stockfeldt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- John Sothan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hallam Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dietz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buhrmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Firth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Swiggart Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kramer Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Panama 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Princeton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Princeton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hallam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <7>
- Sprague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Firth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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 <7>
- Kramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clatonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <7>
- Cheney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bennet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- College View
(14 miles [22.5 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 Princeton 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 Princeton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Bennet
- College View
- Cortland
- Crete
- Crete lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Princeton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- De Witt
- Denton
- Douglas
- Firth
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Lincoln
- Panama
- Wilber
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 Princeton 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 ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Princeton 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 Princeton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832395 (Princeton Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #832395 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: Cortland
- County: Lancaster Elev: 433
- Location given for GNIS #832395 (Princeton Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101199
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Princeton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5670, Longitude: -96.7053 |
<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> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |