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A visit to the Shell Creek 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 Shell Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shell Creek Cemetery:

41.7717, -97.7656

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

The Shell Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Madison. Madison lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shell Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shell Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Shell Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Iowa Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Iowa Valley Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Valley Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Kalamazoo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Kalamazoo Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Lindsay.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101274 <5>
  • Green Garden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Green Garden Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Garden Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Madison.
    • The Green Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100701 <5>
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Osborn Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
  • Zion West Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion West Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion West Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Albion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Boone Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
    • Granville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Granville Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Granville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Humphrey.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280753 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shell Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shell Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Newman Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lindsay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Bernard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
  • Kalamazoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Rosenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
  • Emerick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
  • Vorhees
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
  • Boone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Cornlea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornlea is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Fairview ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Albion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Edward
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Humphrey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Loretto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Tarnov
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Battle Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tilden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 Shell Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shell Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Shell Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Shell Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #833377  (Shell Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833377 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Closter SE
      • Location given for Shell Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.771676     Lon: -97.7656106
      • 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shell Creek 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.
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