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A visit to the Whitney Cemetery ...

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 Whitney Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.7705°   (42° 46' 13")

Lon:   -103.2569°   (-103° 15' 24")

The Whitney Cemetery is located in Dawes County<2>.

The county seat for Dawes County is located in Chadron. Chadron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whitney Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Whitney Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Shisler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shisler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shisler Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Crow Butte Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crow Butte Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Highland Center Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Center Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Ft. Robinson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Robinson Cemetery
    • The Ft. Robinson Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Union Star Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Star Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Union Star Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Union Star Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101571 <6>
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Dawes County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 Dawes County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405445 <6>
    • Marsland Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marsland Cemetery is located in Dawes County
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Antelope Valley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Valley Cemetery is located in Dawes County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101131 <6>
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bodarc Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Valley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Whitney Cemetery.

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

  • Whitney
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Dawes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <7>
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
    • Horn is located in Dawes County
  • Chadron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Belmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Dawes County
  • Glen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Glen is located in Sioux County
  • Marsland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bordeaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
    • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
  • Ardmore ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Ardmore is located in Fall River County (SD)
  • Montrose ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Sioux County
  • Oelrichs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
    • Oelrichs is located in Fall River County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs <7>
  • Hay Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
    • Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <7>

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 Whitney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Whitney Cemetery:

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 Whitney Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #835710  (Whitney Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #835710 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: Whitney
    • County: Dawes         Elev: 1049
    • Location given for GNIS #835710 (Whitney Cemetery)

The official website for Dawes County: www.co.dawes.ne.us/

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 Dawes, 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 Whitney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7705, Longitude: -103.2569       In this case, the coordinates for the Whitney Cemetery 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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