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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. 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 West Mills Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7177°   (40° 43' 3")

Lon:   -97.1297°   (-97° 7' 46")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the West Mills 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Ruby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
    • Tamora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Seward
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
        • Seward is located in Seward County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <4>
      • Denton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Kramer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Emerald
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
        • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
      • Utica
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
        • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
      • Garland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Staplehurst
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wilber
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

    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.

    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.<6>

    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)
        • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Saline County
        • The Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gilbert - Hulse Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165420 <1>
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Seward County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Milford.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101014 <1>
      • 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.

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834606  (West Mills Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834606 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: Dorchester NW
      • County: Seward         Elev: 448
      • Location given for GNIS #834606 (West Mills Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101613

    The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/

    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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 West Mills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7177, Longitude: -97.1297    
    <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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