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A visit to the Wilcox 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 Wilcox Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilcox Cemetery (FG ID #101626)

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 Wilcox Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3656°   (40° 21' 56")

Lon:   -99.1516°   (-99° 9' 5")

The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Kearney County<2>.

The county seat for Kearney County is located in Minden. Minden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wilcox Cemetery .

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 Wilcox Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Kearney 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 Wilcox 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilcox Cemetery.

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

    • Wilcox
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <5>
    • Hildreth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Keene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
    • Sacramento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Ragan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Ragan is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <5>
    • Axtell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Funk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <5>
    • Huntley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Holdrege
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Upland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Macon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Atlanta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
        • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
      • Republican City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bloomington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
      • Naponee
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Norman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Loomis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

    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 Wilcox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kearney County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Wilcox Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Freewater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freewater Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewater Cemetery
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Keene Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Hildreth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
    • Keene Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fridhem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Plain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Kearney County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Axtell.
      • The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858162 <1>
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
    • Bethphage Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100385 <1>
      • Zion Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Prairie Home Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bainbridge Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bainbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge Cemetery
      • Blauvelt Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blauvelt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blauvelt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blauvelt Cemetery
      • Free Mission Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Fredericksburg Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

    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 Wilcox Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834707  (Wilcox Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834707 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: Wilcox
      • County: Kearney         Elev: 674
      • Location given for GNIS #834707 (Wilcox Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101626

    The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

    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 Kearney, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilcox Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3656, Longitude: -99.1516    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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