A visit to the Silver 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 Silver Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Creek Cemetery:
40.0522, -97.2370
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairbury. Fairbury lies just to the north northeast of the Silver Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairbury Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Mahaska Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill Cemetery
- The Gaskill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gasket Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92527 <5>
- Grandy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandy Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Larabee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bartel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bartel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartel Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blocker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983692 <5>
- Silver Cliff Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Cliff Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff Cemetery
- The Silver Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377159 <5>
- Joy Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Joy Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Creek Cemetery
- The Joy Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93788 <5>
- Steele City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Steele City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City Cemetery
- Jansen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jansen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jansen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jansen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100839 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mahaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Endicott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Narka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Steele City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Jansen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haddam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Morrowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Munden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Daykin
(18 miles [29 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 Silver Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Chester
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Daykin
- Diller
- Endicott
- Fairbury
- Haddam
- Haddam lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haddam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Hebron
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Jansen
- Munden
- Narka
- Narka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Narka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Steele City
- Washington
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 Silver Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833444 (Silver Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833444 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 441 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairbury SW
- Location given for Silver Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0522258 Lon: -97.2369812
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Silver 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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