A visit to the Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wesley Chapel Cemetery (FG ID #101607)
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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Lat: 41.2350° (41° 14' 5")
Lon: -97.4858° (-97° 29' 8")
The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the southwest of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Osceola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Circle Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swede Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101312 <1>
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Platte County
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stromsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swedehome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rising City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 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 <6>
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carriage House Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oconee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Krakow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ulysses
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- David City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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 <6>
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Benedict
- Clarks
- Columbus
- David City
- Garrison
- Genoa
- Genoa lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Genoa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Gresham
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Osceola
- Polk
- Polk lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Rising City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Silver Creek
- Stromsburg
- Surprise
- Ulysses
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 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 Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834556 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #834556 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: Shelby
- County: Polk Elev: 510
- Location given for GNIS #834556 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101607
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2350, Longitude: -97.4858 |
<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 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |