Seward County, Nebraska Cemeteries
Death was a fact of life for early settlers. In Nebraska and Seward County, the first pioneers and travelers through the area who died here may have been buried in a spot on the prairie.
The first reported death was of homesteader Father Dunway in September of 1864 who was living on Section 3 in G Precinct. A neighbor, Grandfather Imlay, went to visit his friend, Father Dunway, and found Dunway's body on a patch of grass. Authorities were notified. A coroner's jury was rounded up in short order and an inquest held. It was determined that the death was due to natural causes. A rough board coffin was constructed of lumber taken from the cabin and, according to Seward County, Nebraska by John H. Waterman: "the remains of Father Dunway were laid to rest beneath an oak tree by the light of misty moon beams." His goods and chattles were turned over to his wife upon her arrival.
The Seward County Genealogical Society inventory indicates that there are 17 abandoned cemeteries and 34 active cemeteries in the county. Reports have been received of several lone graves, but they have not been verified. The society has a data base with every known burial in the county.
On the table, "m." stands for "miles" and "n.", "e.", "s.", "w." stands for the direction from the nearest town.
| Status | Precinct | Section | Cemetery | Location |
| Abandoned | A | 23 | Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill | 3 1/2 m.n. - 2 1/2 m.e. of Garland |
| Abandoned | B | 26 | Union | 2 m.e. - 1 m.s. of Bee |
| Abandoned | D | 5 | One lone grave - Neujahr | 9 1/2 m.n. of Utica |
| Abandoned | D | 8 | Valley View | 5 m.n. of Utica |
| Abandoned | D | 19 | Dry Creek | 4 m.n. of Utica. |
| Abandoned | D | 27 | Blue Ridge | 5 m.n. - 2 m.e. of Utica |
| Abandoned | G | 16 | Locust River (Early), no longer in existence |
E. Moffitt & Locust St., Seward |
| Abandoned | H | 23 | Mount Caramel | 2 m.e. - 2 1/2 m.s. of Garland |
| Abandoned | I | 29 | Evangelical Lutheran | 3 m.n. - 2 m.e. Milford on Hwy. 6 |
| Abandoned | K | 13 | First Methodist | 3 1/2 m.e. of Goehner |
| Abandoned | M | 7 | Knobb Hill | 4 m.w. - 1/2 m.s. of Beaver Crossing |
| Abandoned | M | 14 | Leonard | 2 m.s. of Beaver Crossing |
| Abandoned | N | 5 | Walnut Creek | 3 m.e. - 1 m.n. of Beaver Crossing |
| Abandoned | N | 22 | Englehaupt | 5 m.e. - 2 m.s. of Beaver Crossing |
| Abandoned | N | 33 | One Lone Grave | 3 m.e. - 5 m.s. of Beaver Crossing |
| Abandoned | O | 17 | Goldhammer | 4 m.s. - 1/2 m.w. of Milford |
| Abandoned | O | 30 | West Mills | 3 m.w. - 3 1/2 m.s. - 1/2 m.w. of Milford. The West family were early settlers in the county. |
| Active | B | 13 | St. Wenceslaus | 1/2 m.e. - 3/4 m.n. of Bee |
| Active | C | 29 | Faith Lutheran, "Danish Lutheran" |
2 m.w. - 1 m.n. Staplehurst |
| Active | C | 32 | Our Redeemer Country, Zion Lutheran |
Marysville Church |
| Active | C | 35 | Our Redeemer Town, Immanuel Lutheran |
1/2 m.s. of Staplehurst |
| Active | D | 5 | St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran | 9 1/2 m.w. of Utica |
| Active | D | 29 | Immanuel Lutheran, Meyer Church |
5 m.n. of Utica. |
| Active | E | 29 | St. Patrick's Catholic | 1 m.e. - 1/2 m.s. of Utica. |
| Active | E | 29 | Utica | N. Edge - Hwy. 34 of Utica |
| Active | F | 20 | Tamora | 1/2 m.n. - 1/2 m.w. of Tamora |
| Active | F | 24 | Anderson | 2 1/4 m.w. - Hwy. 34 of Seward |
| Active | G | 16 | Greenwood | North 2nd, Seward |
| Active | G | 16 | Seward | 2 m.n. - Hwy. 15 of Seward |
| Active | H | 8 | Germantown | 1/2 m.w. of Garland |
| Active | H | 8 | Zion Lutheran | 1 m.s. of Garland |
| Active | H | 15 | Middle Creek Lutheran | 3 m.s. - 1 m.e. of Garland |
| Active | I | 8 | Faith Lutheran East | 5 m.e. - 3 m.s. of Seward |
| Active | I | 17 | Pleasant Dale | 2 m.n. - 1 m.w.of Pleasant Dale |
| Active | J | 14 | Mount Pleasant | 2 m.e. of Ruby. Originally known as Hageman Family Cemetery. |
| Active | J | 27 | Immanuel Lutheran | 1/2 m.w. - 1 m.s. of Ruby |
| Active | K | 8 | Mound Prairie | 2 m.n. - 1 m.w. of Goehner |
| Active | K | 36 | Salem Methodist, the church is now a community church. |
7 m.s. - 3 m.w. of Seward |
| Active | L | 10 | Prairie Grove | 3 m.w. - 3 1/2 m.s. of Utica |
| Active | M | 2 | Beaver Crossing | N. edge Beaver Crossing |
| Active | M | 2 | Calvary Catholic | 1 m.e. of Beaver Crossing |
| Active | M | 22 | Leland | 1 m.w. - 2 1/2 m.s. of Beaver Crossing |
| Active | M | 32 | Zastrow | 1 m.e. of Cordova |
| Active | N | 9 | West Fairview | 7 m.w. of Milford |
| Active | O | 8 | East Fairview | 2 m.w. - 1 m.s. of Milford |
| Active | O | 10 | Milford Mennonite | 1 m.w. Hwy. 6 of Milford |
| Active | O | 11 | Blue Mound | South edge of Milford |
| Active | O | 17 | Pleasant View | 3 m.w. - 1 m.s. of Milford |
| Active | O | 36 | West Blue Church | 5 m.s. - 1 m.e. of Milford |
| Active | P | 29 | Camden | 3 m.e. - 3 3/4 m.s. - 1/2 m.e. of Milford |
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This page was created 9 April 2016 by Joan Shurtliff.