About Grand Island Cemetery
Grand Island Cemetery is a cemetery near Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska. It lies about 2.3 mi northeast of Grand Island. The grounds sit at about 1,877 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Edith Abbott, Grace Abbott and William Henry Thompson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 829623. The nearest other listed cemetery is Westlawn Memorial Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Grand Island, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 12 cemeteries we list in Hall County, and 8 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grand Island. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Grand Island Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers, 1 US senator.
- Edith Abbott1876-1957American economist
- Grace Abbott1878-1939Social worker
- William Henry Thompson1853-1937American politician, Nebraska
- Othman A. Abbott1842-1935American politician
- Friedrich Hedde1818-1908
- Esmeralda Boyle1840-1928Poet and author
People whose Wikidata entry gives Grand Island 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
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What Grand Island 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
- Westlawn Memorial CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery1.0 mi
- Nebraska Veterans Home CemeteryGrand Island, NEVeterans cemetery3.0 mi
- East Grand Island CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery4.4 mi
- Alda CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery6.1 mi
- Phillips CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery7.6 mi
- Cedar View CemeteryGrand Island, NEChurch cemetery8.2 mi
- Campbell CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery8.9 mi
- Wiegert CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery9.6 mi
- Berwick CemeteryGrand Island, NECemetery10 mi
- Wood River CemeteryWood River, NECemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Grand Island Cemetery
- Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services0.9 miFuneral home · Grand Island · (308) 382-7070
- Desch Paine Memorials1.2 miMonument dealer · Grand Island · (308) 384-2422
- Apfel Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Grand Island · (308) 384-0590
- Curran Funeral Chapel2.0 miFuneral chapel · Grand Island · (308) 384-8862
- All Faiths Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Grand Island · (308) 398-2929
- Apfel Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Wood River · (308) 583-2721
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