A visit to the Sodtown 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 Sodtown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sodtown Cemetery (FG ID #101462).
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 Sodtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sodtown Cemetery:
40.9638, -98.8166
The Sodtown Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Ravenna.
The cemetery is located in Buffalo County<3>.
The county seat for Buffalo County is located in Kearney. Kearney lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of the Sodtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sodtown Cemetery.
Establishment of the Sodtown Cemetery ...
The Sodtown Cemetery was established in 1880.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sodtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sodtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayestown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Majors Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cameron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Souleville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swedish Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loup Fork Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sodtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sodtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nantasket ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
- Ravenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Boelus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wood River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nysted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dannebrog
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(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 Sodtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buffalo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sodtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alda
- Alda lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sodtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
- Ashton
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sodtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Dannebrog
- Gibbon
- Hazard
- Litchfield
- Ravenna
- Sartoria
- Shelton
- Wood River
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 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 Sodtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Buffalo 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 Sodtown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101462
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833530 (Sodtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833530 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: Buffalo
- Est. Elev: 637 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poole NE
- Location given for Sodtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9639018 Lon: -98.8159122
- 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> | 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- Sodtown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |