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A visit to the West Union 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 Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Union Cemetery (FG ID #101616)

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 Union Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.6769°   (41° 40' 36")

Lon:   -99.4611°   (-99° 27' 39")

The West Union Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Broken Bow. Broken Bow lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Union Cemetery .

Establishment of the West Union Cemetery ...

The West Union Cemetery was established May 4, 1887.

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 West Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 Union 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 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Union Cemetery.

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

    • Sargent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Custer County
    • Almeria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
      • Almeria is located in Loup County
    • Wescott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
      • Wescott is located in Custer County
    • Comstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <4>
    • Weissert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
      • New Helena is located in Custer County
    • Burwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Westerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Merna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
      • Merna is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <4>
    • Broken Bow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
      • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
      • Broken Bow has also been known as:
      • Brokenbow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
        • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
      • Anselmo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Berwyn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
        • Berwyn is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <4>
      • Elyria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
      • Arcadia
        (24 miles [38.6 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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Anselmo
    • Ansley
    • Arcadia
    • Brewster
    • Broken Bow
    • Burwell
    • Merna
      • Merna lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the West Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Merna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
    • New Helena
    • Ord
      • Ord lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the West Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ord.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Sargent
    • Taylor
      • Taylor lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taylor.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the West Union Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walworth Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walworth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101598 <1>
    • Somerford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Somerford Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerford Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sargent.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101465 <1>
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Square Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Madison Square Cemetery is located in Loup County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Madison Square Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Taylor.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Square Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100937 <1>
    • Round Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gates Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kent Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Almeria Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dry Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Douglas Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Longwood Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franch Tableland Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Moulton Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Moulton Cemetery is located in Loup County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moulton Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Brewster.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100993 <1>
      • Swanson Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Victoria Springs Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hilldale Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hilldale Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Broken Bow.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilldale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100774 <1>
      • Lone Tree Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 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 Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834630  (West Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834630 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: Sargent West
      • County: Custer         Elev: 747
      • Location given for GNIS #834630 (West Union Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101616

    The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.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 Custer, 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 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 West Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6769, Longitude: -99.4611    
    <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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