A visit to the Richland Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Richland Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Center Cemetery:
40.2186, -97.1903
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richland Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairbury. Fairbury lies just to the south of the Richland Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Richland Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grandy Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Bartel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bartel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartel Cemetery
- Jansen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jansen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jansen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jansen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100839 <5>
- Fairbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairbury Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
- Old Plymouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Plymouth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Plymouth Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Megli Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Megli Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megli Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Megli Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Plymouth.
- The Megli Cemetery has also been known as:
- Megli - Yost Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100964 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eureka Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Alexandria Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Harbine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Harbine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Swan Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Valley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Valley Cemetery
- The Swan Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swanton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101522 <5>
- South Fork Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richland Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Fairbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jansen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Daykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Endicott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Western
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Reynolds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steele City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tobias
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
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 Richland Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Daykin
- De Witt
- Diller
- Diller lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Diller.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
- Endicott
- Fairbury
- Hebron
- Hollenberg
- Jansen
- Jansen lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jansen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
- Narka
- Narka lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Narka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Plymouth
- Steele City
- Swanton
- Tobias
- Tobias lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tobias.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Western
- Wilber
- Wilber lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Richland Center 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 Richland Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Richland Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832546 (Richland Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832546 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 462 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairbury
- Location given for Richland Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2186126 Lon: -97.1903145
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Jefferson, 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- Richland Center 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |