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A visit to the Steele City Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Steele City Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele City Cemetery

Lat:   40.0456°   (40° 2' 44")

Lon:   -97.0098°   (-97° 0' 35")

The Steele City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairbury. Fairbury lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Steele City Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Steele City Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hollenberg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenberg Cemetery
    • The Hollenberg Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The Hollenberg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hollenberg City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149263 <5>
  • State Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149233 <5>
  • Silver Cliff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cliff Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Silver Cliff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Silver Cliff Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The Silver Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shoup Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377159 <5>
  • Joy Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joy Creek Cemetery
    • The Joy Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The Joy Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Liberty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93788 <5>
  • Prall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Diller Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101194 <5>
  • Spenceville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spenceville Cemetery
    • The Spenceville Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The Spenceville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunnuck Cemetery
    • Hilltop Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409010 <5>
  • Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery
    • The Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lanham Cemetery
    • St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93622 <5>
  • Reserve Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reserve Cemetery
    • The Reserve Cemetery is located in Gage County
    • The Reserve Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Upson Cemetery
  • Fairbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairbury Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Gaskill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskill Cemetery
    • The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Washington County (KS)
    • The Gaskill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gasket Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92527 <5>
  • Hope Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jansen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jansen Cemetery
      • The Jansen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • 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>
    • Odell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odell Cemetery is located in Gage County
    • Bartel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Grandy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandy Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Gage County
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Gage County
    • Harbine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harbine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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 Steele City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Steele City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hollenberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
    • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Diller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Endicott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
    • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <7>
  • Lanham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Lanham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Gage County
  • Jansen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
    • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <7>
  • Odell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harbine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
    • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Fairbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <7>
  • Ellis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Gage County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Morrowville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <7>
    • Reynolds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mahaska
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Powell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County

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 Steele City 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 Steele City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Steele City Cemetery:

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 Steele City Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #833805  (Steele City Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #833805 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: Endicott
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 418
    • Location given for GNIS #833805 (Steele City Cemetery)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Steele City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0456, Longitude: -97.0098       In this case, the coordinates for the Steele City Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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