About Franklin Cemetery
Franklin Cemetery is a cemetery near Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska. It lies about 9.2 mi north of Aurora. The grounds sit at about 1,772 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 829389. The nearest other listed cemetery is Seaton Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Apfel Funeral Home in Harvard, about 8.5 mi away. It is one of 26 cemeteries we list in Hamilton County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Aurora. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.74162, -98.06524
What Franklin Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Seaton CemeteryAurora, NECemetery1.6 mi
- Norwegian CemeteryAurora, NECemetery2.8 mi
- Prairie Gem CemeteryAurora, NECemetery4.3 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery4.4 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryAurora, NECemetery4.4 mi
- Giltner CemeteryAurora, NECemetery4.5 mi
- Lerton CemeteryAurora, NECemetery4.7 mi
- First Evangelical CemeteryClay Center, NECemetery6.2 mi
- Stockham CemeterySutton, NECemetery6.9 mi
- Case CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery8.4 mi
Funeral homes near Franklin Cemetery
- Apfel Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Harvard · (402) 772-3181
- Higby-Mc Quiston Mortuary Inc9.3 miMortuary · Aurora · (402) 694-2199
- Sutton Memorial Chapel15 miFuneral chapel · Sutton · (402) 773-4100
- McLaughlin Funeral Chapel15 miFuneral chapel · Clay Center · (402) 762-3474
- Curran Funeral Chapel18 miFuneral chapel · Grand Island · (308) 384-8862
- All Faiths Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Grand Island · (308) 398-2929
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.