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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wood River Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wood River Cemetery (FG ID #101637)

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 Wood River Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.8221°   (40° 49' 19")

Lon:   -98.5698°   (-98° 34' 11")

The Wood River Cemetery is located in Hall County<2>.

The county seat for Hall County is located in Grand Island. Grand Island lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wood River 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 helpful 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 Wood River Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Hall 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 Wood River 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood River Cemetery.

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

    • Wood River
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <4>
    • Cameron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Shelton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
    • Prosser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Hayland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
    • Doniphan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <4>
    • Denman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
    • Cairo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hansen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Grand Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenesaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
      • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Gibbon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
        • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <4>
      • Juniata
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hastings
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Trumbull
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
        • Trumbull is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <4>
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
      • Good Samaritan Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
        • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
      • Blaine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Blaine is located in Adams County
      • Howard City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
        • Howard City is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Boelus
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Phillips
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

    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 Wood River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hall County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Wood River Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wood River.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553419 <1>
    • Alda Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • The Cameron Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cameron Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1215871 <1>
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Berwick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Berwick Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berwick Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cairo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100441 <1>
    • Burwick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burwick Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwick Cemetery
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lawn Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Lawn Park Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • The West Lawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101620 <1>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cairo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101016 <1>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Concordia Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cedar View Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Grand Island Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Ravenna.
        • The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Moss Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100992 <1>
      • Susan C. Seawell Haile Gravesite
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery is located in Hall County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery is located in Grand Island.
        • The Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Burkett Cemetery
        • Nebraska Veterans Home Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101463 <1>
      • St. Paul Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Kearney County
        • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101382 <1>
      • Kenesaw Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Grand Island Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

    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 Wood River Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834861  (Wood River Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834861 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: Wood River
      • County: Hall         Elev: 595
      • Location given for GNIS #834861 (Wood River Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101637

    The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/

    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 Hall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Wood River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8221, Longitude: -98.5698    
    <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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