A visit to the Rosehill 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 Rosehill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rosehill Cemetery (FG ID #1444905).
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 Rosehill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rosehill Cemetery:
40.9150, -96.5222
The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rosehill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rosehill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Rosehill 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.
Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waverly Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
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 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rosehill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rosehill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Covenant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alvo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Free Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tothill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyuka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bergman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spahnle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Callahan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rosehill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rosehill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prairie Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Havelock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- College View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murdock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cheney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Linoma Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend
(15 miles [24.1 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 Rosehill 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 Rosehill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Ceresco
- College View
- Eagle
- Elmwood
- Greenwood
- Lincoln
- Murdock
- Palmyra
- South Bend
- Wabash
- Waverly
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 helpful websites 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 Rosehill 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 Rosehill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1444905
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785548 (Waverly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785548 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: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Waverly Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9152763 Lon: -96.522509
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosehill 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. |