A visit to the West Mills 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 West Mills Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Mills Cemetery (FG ID #101613).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 West Mills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Mills Cemetery:
40.7177, -97.1297
The West Mills Cemetery is located in Seward County<2>.
The county seat for Seward County is located in Seward. Seward lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the West Mills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Mills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Mills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goldhammer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Englehaupt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Blue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leonard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruby Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andrew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 West Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goehner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tamora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kramer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Staplehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 West Mills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Crossing
- Crete
- Denton
- Dorchester
- Exeter
- Friend
- Goehner
- Milford
- Milligan
- Seward
- Staplehurst
- Tamora
- Utica
- Wilber
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 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 West Mills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Seward County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 West Mills Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101613
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834606 (West Mills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834606 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Seward
- Est. Elev: 448 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorchester NW
- Location given for West Mills Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7177841 Lon: -97.1297605
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Seward, 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- West Mills Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |