This material was
donated by the The
Pastfinder Library. ALL the Saline County cemeteries are in a
database in the Pastfinder Library. They have more than 30,000 names.
Information includes full name, birth & death dates, parents &
spouses if available. They have copies of many cemetery sexton records
which they constantly update. The
following are other names which were used for some of the Saline Co.
cemeteries.
"Andrew"
was always the same. It is located in the SW
1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 24 in Friend Township. 2nd
Photo
"Applegate"
was always the same. It is located in the N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Sec 26 in
Turkey Creek Township.
"Atlanta"
is known as "Atlanta Center" as it is in the center
of Atlanta Precinct. It is located in the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 22
in Atlanta Township.
Bohemian
National is now known as "Big
Blue". But "Bohemian National", "Narodni
Hrbitov", & "Half Way" were also used at one
time. Half way because it is half way between Crete & Wilber. It
is located in the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 34 in Big Blue Township.
"Blue
Valley" is the present name but was
earlier known as "Jindra" & "Maple Grove".
It is located in the NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 2 in Big Blue Township.
"Cecho
Slovansky" is now known as "Wilber
Czech". It is located in the SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 16 in
Wilber Township.
"Dorchester"
was always the same. It is located in the SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 16
in Dorchester Township.
Friendville cemetery is located
on part of NW 1/4 of SE 1/4, of 14-8-1, Friend Twp. 3 acre lot
straight north of the center of Friend. Unfortunately it is located in
the center of someone's farm ground & access is limited as there
is no access road. The
Pastfinder Library has a list of the
stones read in 2005 by volunteers.
"Johnson
Creek" was always the same. It is
located in the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 2 in Friend Township.
"Monroe" is known as "Monroe Union".
It is located in the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 29- in Monroe Township.
"North
Fork" was also known as "Bohemian" &
"Voresek". It is located in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec
10 in North Fork Township.
"Oak
Grove" was also called "Dewitt
City". It is located in the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 14 in
Dewitt Township.
"Old
Zion" is the old cemetery where the
church used to be. It is located in the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 28 in
Olive Township.
"Plainview"
was always the same. It is located in the NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 16
in South Fork Township.
"Pleasant
Hill" was always the same. It is
located in the NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 9 in Pleasant Hill Township.
"Plummer
Branch" was always the same. It is
located in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 24 in Swan Creek Township.
"Riverside"
was always the same. It is located in the W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec 28 in
Crete Township.
"Sacred
Heart" was always the same. It is
located in the SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 33 in Crete Township.
"Saint
Joseph" was always the same. It is
located in the SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 26 in Friend Township. 2nd
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"South
Fork" was also known as "Methodist".
It is located in the SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 19 in Swan Creek
Township.
"Sunnyside"
was always the same. It is located in the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 15
in Wilber Township.
"Swanton" is now known as "Swan Valley".
It is located in the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 34 in Swan Creek
Township.
"Tobias"
was always the same. It is located in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 17
in Olive Township.
"Union" was always the same. It is located in the SW
1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 17 in South Fork Township.
"Friendville"
cemetery was dissolved in the early 1900s.
Friendville used to be the name of the town. The stones were supposed
to have been moved but rumors persist that the stones were just buried
& the graves never moved. Who knows. It is located in the NW 1/4
of SE 1/4 of Sec 14 in Friend Township.
"Gilbert" was also known as "Hulse" &
"Turkey Creek". Turkey Creek name caused confusion so it
was renamed Gilbert. It is located in the SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 33
in Lincoln Township.
"Kasak"
cemetery was always the same. It is located in the SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of
Sec 30 in Turkey Creek Township.
"Old
Dorchester" cemetery was located on the
north side of North Depot St. between East St. & Dupont St. The
bodies were transferred to the new cemetery in the 1880s, & the
old cemetery dissolved.
"Smith"
cemetery is a small family cemetery located in the NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of
Sec 19 in Dewitt Township.
"Smith
Family Plot" is a small family cemetery
containing only two graves & no stones. It is located in the SW
1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 10 in South Fork Township.
"Steinacher
Burial plot" is in the same section as
Kasak cemetery. It is located in the SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 30 in
Turkey Creek Township. Some believe it is part of Kasak.
"Summit"
cemetery was always the same. It is located in the NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of
Sec 12 in Brush Creek Township.
"Turkey
Creek German" was also known as "German",
"German Congregational", & "German
Lutheran". It is made up of German Lutheran on the north half
& German congregational on the south half. It is located in the NE
1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 6 in Turkey Creek Township.
"Tvrz"
cemetery was also known as "Bohemian National". As
you can see with so many Bohemian National cemeteries the reason for
changing some of the names. It is located in the SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of
Sec 30 in Turkey Creek Township.
"Waymire" cemetery was always the same. It is located
in the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 32 in Brush Creek Township.
"Zion
Lutheran" cemetery is the newest one
for the Zion Lutheran Church & is located behind the New Church
location in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 21 in Olive Township.
