A visit to the Siloa 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 Siloa Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Siloa Cemetery (FG ID #101449)
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 Siloa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Siloa Cemetery
Lat: 40.9307° (40° 55' 50")
Lon: -98.0749° (-98° 4' 29")
The Siloa Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Aurora. Aurora lies just to the southeast of the Siloa Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Siloa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Siloa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aurora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- George Western Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Gem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mamre Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lerton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Giltner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youst Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Siloa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Siloa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <7>
- Marquette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kronborg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Giltner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
- Giltner is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <7>
- Overland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Hord is located in Merrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hord
- From the Siloa Cemetery to Hord
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- Worms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stockham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Arborville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doniphan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <7>
- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Libory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Siloa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Siloa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alda
- Aurora
- Bradshaw
- Central City
- Doniphan
- Giltner
- Grand Island
- Hampton
- Harvard
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Palmer
- Polk
- Polk lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Siloa Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Stockham
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 Siloa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Hamilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Siloa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833428 (Siloa Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #833428 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Murphy
- County: Hamilton Elev: 564
- Location given for GNIS #833428 (Siloa Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101449
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 Hamilton, 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 Siloa Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9307, Longitude: -98.0749 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |