A visit to the Solon 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 Solon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Solon Cemetery (FG ID #101464).
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 Solon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Solon Cemetery:
40.5915, -96.4446
The Solon Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Douglas.
The cemetery is located in Otoe County<4>.
The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east of the Solon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Solon Cemetery.
Establishment of the Solon Cemetery ...
The Solon Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Solon Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Solon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Panama Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dughman Cemetery is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughman Cemetery
- The Dughman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crabtree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100559 <1>
- Bennet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swiggart Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Firth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dietz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Solon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Solon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Panama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bennet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Firth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unadilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanlon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Pine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sprague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- College View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Solon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Solon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Bennet
- Burr
- Burr lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Solon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- College View
- Cook
- Cook lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Solon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cortland
- Douglas
- Eagle
- Firth
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Palmyra
- Panama
- Sterling
- Syracuse
- Unadilla
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Solon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Otoe 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 Solon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101464
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833534 (Solon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #833534 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: Otoe
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Solon Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5916666 Lon: -96.4439024
- 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Solon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |