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A visit to the Saint Michael 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 St. Michael Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michael Cemetery:

41.6992, -97.9767

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.

The county seat for Boone County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the west southwest of the St. Michael Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Michael Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Michael Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michael Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Albion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Albion Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Boone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Dennison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Dennison Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Edward.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985814 <5>
  • St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Edward Catholic Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edward Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Edward.
    • The St. Edward Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Edward Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206803 <5>
  • Shell Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shell Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cedar Rapids.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101513 <5>
    • Zion West Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Zion West Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion West Cemetery
    • St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Akron Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Akron Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
    • Dublin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Dublin Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
    • Main Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Main Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Main Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Belgrade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100939 <5>
    • Skeedee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Skeedee Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeedee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Skeedee Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Saint Edward.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101458 <5>

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] of the St. Michael Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michael Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Albion
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Boone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Vorhees
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
  • Loretto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Saint Edward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Newman Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
  • Cedar Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Primrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lindsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Akron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Akron is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Belgrade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Bernard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Emerick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
    • Kalamazoo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Spalding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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. Michael Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michael Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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. Michael Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Boone 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. Michael Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #833020  (Saint Michael Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833020 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: Boone
      • Est. Elev: 559 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Albion East
      • Location given for Saint Michael Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6991776     Lon: -97.9767272
      • 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 Boone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Michael 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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