The only thing that can make an old abandoned cemetery more forlorn is dead trees. Several years ago one of the County Commissioners took on the project of "cleaning up" all of the abandoned cemeteries in the county. The County also took responsibility for minimum maintenance. This one is located in "B" Township of Seward, County NE. According to records compiled and published by the Seward County Genealogical Society, the earliest burial is of Nancy A. (Darnall) Clapp who died on February 12, 1860. There is a note stating: "I don't believe there were any burials in Union Cemetery much after the year 1900." It is also noted that, "there are 14 known graves and many without stones." We didn't get through the gates the other day, but I did lean across the fence near the gate and took this picture. It appears to indicate a 1942 burial. However, you wonder if this stone may have been just placed here.
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