Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska

Fort McPherson National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska. The grounds sit at about 2,717 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Butler B. Miltonberger, Nellie Snyder Yost and California Joe Milner. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 829359. The nearest other listed cemetery is Plainview Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Odean Colonial Chapel in North Platte, about 15 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Lincoln County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 31 listings in Lincoln County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 2 writers, 1 football player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.

• Butler B. Miltonberger1897-1977
  United States Army general
• Nellie Snyder Yost1905-1992
  American historian
• California Joe Milner1829-1876
  Miner and frontier scout
• James W. Fous1946-1968
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Baptiste Garnier1854-1900
  American army scout
• Hal Wilder1893-1989
  American football player
• Barney Oldfield1909-2003
  American military officer and publicist
• Billie Lee Snyder Thornburg1912-2009
  American writer
• Marjorie Jean Raecke1923-2021
  American parasitologist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort McPherson National 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.

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.

• Plainview Cemetery

  North Platte, NE
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• McCullough Cemetery

  North Platte, NE
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Miriam Cemetery

  North Platte, NE
  Cemetery

  7.0 mi
• Brady Cemetery

  Gothenburg, NE
  Cemetery

  7.9 mi
• Gaslin Cemetery

  Gothenburg, NE
  Cemetery

  10 mi
• Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens

  North Platte, NE
  Memorial park

  12 mi
• Antelope Cemetery

  Gothenburg, NE
  Cemetery

  14 mi
• Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery

  North Platte, NE
  Catholic cemetery

  14 mi
• Svea Dal Cemetery

  Gothenburg, NE
  Cemetery

  15 mi
• North Platte Cemetery

  North Platte, NE
  Cemetery

  15 mi

• Odean Colonial Chapel

  Funeral home · North Platte · (308) 532-1450
  15 mi
• Adams & Swanson Funeral Home

  Funeral home · North Platte · (308) 532-2044
  15 mi
• Carpenter Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · North Platte · (308) 534-6480
  15 mi
• Blase Strauser Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Gothenburg · (308) 537-2313
  20 mi

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