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A visit to the Stromsburg 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 Stromsburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Stromsburg Cemetery (FG ID #101502)

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 Stromsburg Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.1207°   (41° 7' 14")

Lon:   -97.5776°   (-97° 34' 39")

The Stromsburg Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the north northeast of the Stromsburg Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stromsburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Stromsburg Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Stromsburg Cemetery.

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

    • Stromsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Swedehome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Benedict
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shelby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Polk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Thayer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Gresham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arborville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County
    • Surprise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Silver Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rising City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Clarks
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Clarks is located in Merrick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
      • Waco
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hordville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • York
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bradshaw
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ulysses
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Millerton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
        • Millerton is located in Butler County
      • Duncan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
        • Duncan is located in Platte County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
      • Kronborg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
      • Krakow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
        • Krakow is located in Nance 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 Stromsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stromsburg Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Benedict
    • Bradshaw
    • Clarks
      • Clarks lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Stromsburg Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clarks.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Garrison
    • Gresham
    • Hordville
    • Osceola
    • Polk
      • Polk lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Stromsburg Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Rising City
    • Shelby
      • Shelby lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Stromsburg Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shelby.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Silver Creek
    • Stromsburg
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Ulysses
      • Utica
        • Utica lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Stromsburg Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Waco
        • Waco lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Stromsburg Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • York
        • York lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Stromsburg Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Stromsburg Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Osceola Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swede Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Swede Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swede Home Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991968 <1>
    • Hoffer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hoffer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoffer Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Stromsburg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100778 <1>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thelen Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992163 <1>
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swede Plain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Polk Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Surprise.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100403 <1>
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Zion Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Laclede Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Arborville Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Arborville Cemetery is located in York County
        • The Arborville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Arborville Rural Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arborville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100334 <1>
      • St. Paul Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • The Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West is located in Butler County
        • The Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West has also been known as:
        • Faith Cemetery West
        • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139811 <1>
      • Rosemond Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Palo Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dry Creek Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Stromsburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #833863  (Stromsburg Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #833863 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: Stromsburg
      • County: Polk         Elev: 511
      • Location given for GNIS #833863 (Stromsburg Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101502

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

    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 Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stromsburg Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1207, Longitude: -97.5776    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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