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A visit to the Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williamsburg Cemetery (FG ID #1964882)

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 Williamsburg Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.6491°   (40° 38' 56")

Lon:   -99.4537°   (-99° 27' 13")

The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.

The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Williamsburg Cemetery .

Name Variations for Williamsburg Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Williamsburg Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Williamsburg Methodist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Williamsburg Cemetery:

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

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

    • Westmark
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
      • Westmark is located in Phelps County
    • Elm Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
      • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <5>
    • Overton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
    • Odessa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bertrand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Holdrege
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Funk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Atlanta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Sacramento
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Kearney
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Miller
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Axtell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Elwood
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
        • Elwood is located in Gosper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • 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

    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 Williamsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Amherst
    • Atlanta
    • Axtell
      • Axtell lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Axtell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Bertrand
    • Elm Creek
    • Elwood
    • Funk
      • Funk lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Holdrege
    • Kearney
    • Lexington
    • Loomis
      • Loomis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loomis.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Miller
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Ragan
        • Ragan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragan.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Sartoria
      • Smithfield
      • Wilcox
        • Wilcox lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilcox.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Williamsburg Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Platte Valley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Overton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandstrom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adullam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plum Creek Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moses Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fairview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315833 <1>
    • Magill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Magill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • The Magill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McGill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100960 <1>
    • Robb Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Loomis Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Highland Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bertrand.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100763 <1>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Home Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dove Hill Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dove Hill Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dove Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100549 <1>
      • Stanley Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • St. Anns Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaw Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Industry Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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>

    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 Williamsburg Cemetery:

    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 Phelps, 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 Williamsburg Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6491, Longitude: -99.4537    
    <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.
    <7>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.




 

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