Cemeteries in Seward County, NE
Seward County, Nebraska has 37 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 3 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Seward (21), Milford (11) and Friend (5). Among them are 5 church cemeteries (14%), 3 Lutheran cemeteries (8%) and 1 Mennonite and Amish cemetery (3%).
All cemeteries in Seward County
- Evangelical Lutheran Trinity CemeterySewardLutheran cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church CemeterySewardLutheran cemetery
- First Methodist CemeterySewardMethodist cemetery
- Milford Mennonite CemeteryMilfordMennonite and Amish cemetery
- Zion Lutheran CemeterySewardLutheran cemetery
- Anderson CemeterySewardCemetery
- Blue Mound CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Blue Ridge CemeterySewardCemetery
- Calvary CemeteryFriendCemetery
- Camden CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Dry Creek CemeterySewardCemetery
- Englehaupt CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Garland South CemeterySewardCemetery
- Germantown CemeterySewardCemetery
- Goldhammer CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Greenwood CemeterySewardCemetery
- Immanuel CemeterySewardCemetery
- Knob Hill CemeteryFriendCemetery
- Leland CemeteryFriendCemetery
- Leonard CemeteryFriendCemetery
- Milford Menonite CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Mound Prairie CemeterySewardCemetery
- Mount Carmel CemeterySewardCemetery
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Oak Grove CemeterySewardCemetery
- Pleasant Dale CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Pleasant View CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Prairie Grove CemeterySewardCemetery
- Saint Wenceslaus CemeterySewardCemetery
- Seward CemeterySewardCemetery
- Staplehurst CemeterySewardCemetery
- Tamora CemeterySewardCemetery
- Union CemeterySewardCemetery
- Utica CemeterySewardCemetery
- Walnut Creek CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- West Mills CemeteryMilfordCemetery
- Zastrow CemeteryFriendCemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Seward County?
We list 37 cemeteries in Seward County, Nebraska. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Seward County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Nebraska vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Seward County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Nebraska law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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