List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grainton (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are located in Perkins County.
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Attica Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blanche Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elsie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elsie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Elsie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elsie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961234 <2>
- Fair View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hayes Center Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lemont Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemont Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Madrid Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lawn Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morning View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pickard Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wauneta.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wauneta City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101218 <2>
- Riverside Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sutherland Riverview Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sykes Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union Mission Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walpole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellfleet Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
In Closing ...
If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Grainton, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned, etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.
If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Grainton to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grainton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Grainton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Looking for information about genealogy? These are excellent websites to start with when searching in and around the area of Grainton and Perkins County:
Links at Cyndi's List:
for State of Nebraska
for Perkins County
Links at Family Search:
for State of Nebraska
for Perkins County
Links at Genealogy Trails:
for State of Nebraska
for Perkins County
We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grainton.
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grainton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grainton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8231, Longitude: -101.2874 In this case, the coordinates for Grainton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |