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| Global Positioning System for Lincoln Creek Cemetery Front Gate is N40 055 49.90 W097 41 01.08 |
Lincoln Creek Cemetery is located in Lockridge Township, 3 miles North and 3.5 miles east of the village of Bradshaw, York County, Nebraska. Or from the city of York, York County, Nebraska, take Highway 34, 5 miles West and 3 miles North and then 1/4 mile East. It is located on Road 17 between Roads "H" and "I". It consists of one acre at the South East corner of Southwest 1/4 of Section 8 Township 11, R. 3 West of 6th P.M. It was initially named Eberhard after Alanson C. Eberhart and his wife, Celia Eads Eberhart, donors of land in the memory of their two children, Uri and May, who died from diphtheria. It was later called Lincoln Creek after the nearby stream. It was incorporated on November. 28, 1881.
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Alanson C. Eberhart (27 May 1833-12 Oct 1911) |
Celia Eads Eberhart (18 Nov 1835-03 Apr 1910) and husband Alanson C. Eberhart |
Eberhart Photos courtesy of Ruby Coleman |
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The Lincoln Creek Cemetery Foundation, a non-profit entity incorporated under the Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation Act, as of June 15, 1998, is now undertaking a restoration of the cemetery with the technical assistance of the York County Historical Society.
Donations for this project and the maintenance of the cemetery are welcomed and may be directed to:
Lincoln Creek Cemetery Foundation
1010 Highway 34
York, NE 68467
Please email Howard Mitchell at howardmitchell AT comcast.net if you have any questions.
Map 1, Eastern Nebraska ; Map 2, Bradshaw, NE ; Map 3, Roads 17, "H" & "I" ; Map 4, Space Shot;
Lockridge Township, York County, Nebraska
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h.mitchellREMOVETHECAPS@comcast.net