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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. Wenceslaus Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Wenceslaus Cemetery (FG ID #1994348)

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 St. Wenceslaus Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.9161°   (40° 54' 57")

Lon:   -98.8735°   (-98° 52' 24")

The St. Wenceslaus Cemetery is located in Buffalo County<2>.

The county seat for Buffalo County is located in Kearney. Kearney lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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. Wenceslaus Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Buffalo 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 St. Wenceslaus Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.

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

    • Poole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Poole is located in Buffalo County
    • Ravenna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
    • Gibbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <4>
    • Sweetwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
    • Pleasanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Howard City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Boelus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Wood River
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cairo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Denman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
        • Denman is located in Buffalo County
      • Hazard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverdale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <4>
      • Kearney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
      • Sartoria
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
        • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County
      • Nysted
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
        • Nysted is located in Howard County

    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. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buffalo County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alda
      • Alda lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alda.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Amherst
      • Amherst lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amherst.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Cairo
      • Cairo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Dannebrog
    • Gibbon
    • Hazard
      • Hazard lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Kearney
    • Litchfield
    • Ravenna
      • Ravenna lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ravenna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Sartoria
    • Shelton
    • Wood River

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Burgess Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodtown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sodtown Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sodtown Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Ravenna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodtown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101462 <1>
    • Majors Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Majors Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Majors Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Poole.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Majors Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100940 <1>
    • Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Ravenna.
      • The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moss Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100992 <1>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101097 <1>
    • Highland Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Ravenna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1145352 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Kearney.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101339 <1>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Prairie Center Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Horak Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sweetwater Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Poor Farm Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Poor Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316436 <1>
      • Gibbon Riverside Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cameron Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Hall County
        • The Cameron Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cameron Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1215871 <1>
      • Hayestown Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasanton Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The Pleasanton Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasanton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pleasanton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasanton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978953 <1>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pleasanton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101348 <1>
      • Fairmont Pioneer Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Shelton Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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. Wenceslaus Cemetery:

    The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 Buffalo, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9161, Longitude: -98.8735    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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