A visit to the Saint Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Lawrence Cemetery (FG ID #101331).
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 St. Lawrence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lawrence Cemetery:
41.2941, -97.7062
The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Merrick County<2>.
The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Lawrence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Establishment of the St. Lawrence Cemetery ...
The St. Lawrence Cemetery was established May 25, 1937.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the St. Lawrence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swede Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bureau Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swede Plain Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Laclede Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Fullerton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Krakow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gardiner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardiner is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Swedehome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merchiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merchiston is located in Nance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stromsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oconee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arborville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 St. Lawrence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merrick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benedict
- Central City
- Clarks
- Columbus
- Fullerton
- Genoa
- Hordville
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Osceola
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Polk
- Polk lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Saint Edward
- Shelby
- Silver Creek
- Stromsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. Lawrence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Merrick 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 St. Lawrence Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101331
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832960 (Saint Lawrence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832960 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: Merrick
- Est. Elev: 477 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silver Creek
- Location given for Saint Lawrence Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2941812 Lon: -97.7056085
- 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 Merrick, 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- St. Lawrence 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. |