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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 Wenz Graves ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wenz Graves

Lat:   42.4886°   (42° 29' 18")

Lon:   -99.4840°   (-99° 29' 2")

The Wenz Graves is located in Rock County<2>.

The county seat for Rock County is located in Bassett. Bassett lies just to the north northwest of the Wenz Graves .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Wenz Graves.<4>

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

  • Thurman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101539 <5>
  • Bassett Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruna School Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruna School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruna School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bruna School Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Sybrant Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willowdale Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Putnam Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101204 <5>
  • Park Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Park Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Ainsworth Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ainsworth Cemetery
    • The Ainsworth Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ainsworth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Ainsworth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100308 <5>
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Huishizer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huishizer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huishizer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huishizer Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Duff Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • German Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Cornish Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornish Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Wenz Graves.

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

  • Bassett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
  • Long Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carns ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
  • Stuart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <6>
  • Ainsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rose
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mariaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County
  • Atkinson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Springview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
    • Cleveland ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Holt County
    • Inez ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Holt County
    • Burton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Johnstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <6>

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 Wenz Graves. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wenz Graves.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wenz Graves:

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 Wenz Graves:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #834551  (Wenz Graves)
    • Note: GNIS record #834551 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: Linke Lake
    • County: Rock         Elev: 730
    • Location given for GNIS #834551 (Wenz Graves)

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 Rock, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Wenz Graves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4886, Longitude: -99.4840       In this case, the coordinates for the Wenz Graves 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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