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A visit to the Sykes 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 Sykes Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sykes Cemetery (FG ID #101529)

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 Sykes Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.9511°   (40° 57' 3")

Lon:   -101.0771°   (-101° 4' 37")

The Sykes Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in North Platte. North Platte lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sykes Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sykes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Sykes 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 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sykes Cemetery.

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

    • Wallace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
    • Grainton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainton
      • Grainton is located in Perkins County
    • Somerset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
    • Hershey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <4>
    • Sutherland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elsie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Birdwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
      • Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Sarben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarben
      • Sarben is located in Keith County
    • Paxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • North Platte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellfleet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Blanche ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
        • Blanche is located in Chase County
      • Catherine ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
        • Catherine is located in Chase County
      • Madrid
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
        • Madrid is located in Perkins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
      • Bignell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bignell
        • Bignell is located in Lincoln 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 Sykes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Sykes Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Dickens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morning View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morning View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morning View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Wallace.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100990 <1>
    • Lamont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lemont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lemont Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemont Cemetery
    • Sutherland Riverview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sutherland Riverview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The Sutherland Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverview Cemetery
      • Sutherland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Riverview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101517 <1>
    • Walpole Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • O'Fallon Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101219 <1>
    • Elsie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elsie Cemetery is located in Perkins County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elsie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Elsie.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elsie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961234 <1>
    • Fair View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Paxton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
        • St. Patrick Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101374 <1>
      • Ash Grove Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lutheran Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Wellfleet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100926 <1>
      • McNeel Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • North Platte Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickard Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Attica Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wellfleet Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariam Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mariam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mariam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mariam Cemetery
      • Miriam Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • The Miriam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miriam Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of North Platte.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miriam Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100950 <1>

    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 Sykes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834010  (Sykes Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834010 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: Wallace NE
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 976
      • Location given for GNIS #834010 (Sykes Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101529

    The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/

    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 Lincoln, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sykes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9511, Longitude: -101.0771    
    <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>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 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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