A visit to the Sandstrom 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 Sandstrom Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sandstrom Cemetery (FG ID #101426).
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 Sandstrom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandstrom Cemetery:
40.5977, -99.5672
The Sandstrom Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sandstrom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandstrom Cemetery.
Establishment of the Sandstrom Cemetery ...
The Sandstrom Cemetery was established in 1882.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Sandstrom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandstrom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adullam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Creek Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Overton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Quakerville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Industry Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sandstrom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandstrom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westmark
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bertrand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Overton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elm Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holdrege
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Funk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Sacramento
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ragan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Axtell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eustis
(24 miles [38.6 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 Sandstrom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandstrom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Arapahoe
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Bertrand
- Edison
- Elm Creek
- Elwood
- Eustis
- Funk
- Funk lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sandstrom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Holdrege
- Kearney
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Loomis
- Miller
- Overton
- Oxford
- Ragan
- Smithfield
- Wilcox
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 Sandstrom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Sandstrom Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101426
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833209 (Sandstrom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833209 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 740 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bertrand SE
- Location given for Sandstrom Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5983417 Lon: -99.5664967
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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 Phelps, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandstrom 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. |