A visit to the Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Silver Creek Cemetery (FG ID #101450).
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:
41.3225, -97.6834
The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Merrick County<2>.
The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest 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 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swede Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Osceola Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bureau Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swede Plain Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fullerton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laclede Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Silver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gardiner is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Krakow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swedehome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merchiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merchiston is located in Nance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stromsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fullerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Platte Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Edward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carriage House Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Merrick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Clarks
- Columbus
- Fullerton
- Genoa
- Genoa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Genoa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Hordville
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Osceola
- Platte Center
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Polk lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Rising City
- Saint Edward
- Shelby
- Silver Creek
- Stromsburg
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 Merrick 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101450
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833443 (Silver Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833443 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: Merrick
- Est. Elev: 474 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silver Creek
- Location given for Silver Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3222364 Lon: -97.6833855
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Merrick, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |