About Columbus Cemetery
Columbus Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. It lies about 1.5 mi west of Columbus. The grounds sit at about 1,437 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Edgar Howard, Frank North and Luther Hedden North. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1880908. The nearest other listed cemetery is Catholic Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 28 cemeteries we list in Platte County, and 10 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Columbus Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US representative.
- Edgar Howard1858-1951American politician
- Frank North1840-1885Pawnee interpreter
- Luther Hedden North1846-1935
People whose Wikidata entry gives Columbus Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.42683, -97.34017
What Columbus 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
- Catholic CemeteryColumbus, NECatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Roselawn CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery3.7 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery5.3 mi
- Richland CemeterySchuyler, NECemetery6.9 mi
- Calvary CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery7.0 mi
- Bellwood CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery7.2 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery7.6 mi
- Jackson CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery7.7 mi
- Pleasant View CemeteryColumbus, NECemetery8.2 mi
Funeral homes near Columbus Cemetery
- Gass Haney Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Columbus · (402) 564-5227
- Mc Kown Funeral Home Inc1.3 miFuneral home · Columbus · (402) 564-4232
- Columbus Monument Company1.8 miMonument dealer · Columbus · (402) 564-8033
- Svoboda Moravec Johnson Mortuary15 miMortuary · Schuyler · (402) 352-3860
- Kracl Funeral Chapel Inc15 miFuneral chapel · Schuyler · (402) 352-8700
- Kracl Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · David City · (402) 367-3377
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