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{{Infobox cemetery
 
{{Infobox cemetery
 
| name              = Platte Valley Cemetery
 
| name              = Platte Valley Cemetery
| other_names      = Pioneer Cemetery
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| other_names      = Pioneer Cemetery, Holmes Cemetery
 
| location          = Phelps County, Nebraska
 
| location          = Phelps County, Nebraska
 
| used_by          = Local residents
 
| used_by          = Local residents
 
| active_years      = c. 1881<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36506871&</ref> - present
 
| active_years      = c. 1881<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36506871&</ref> - present
| maintained_by    = [[Dean Randall Lindstrom|Dean Lindstrom]] and [[Larry George Lindstrom|Larry Lindstrom]]
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| maintained_by    = Platte Valley Cemetery Association
 
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The Platte Valley Cemetery, originally known as simply as Pioneer Cemetery, is a very old pioneer cemetery located 4 miles west and two miles north of [[Gustaf Lindstrom|Gustaf Lindstrom's]] original sod house.  Although the cemetery is still mowed and cared for by [[Dean Randall Lindstrom]] and [[Larry George Lindstrom]], many of the stones are in disrepair and no one recently has been buried in the cemetery.  
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The Platte Valley Cemetery, also known as simply as Pioneer Cemetery, is located four miles west and two miles north of [[Gustaf Lindstrom|Gustaf Lindstrom's]] original sod house.  The cemetery was deeded from the Hardinger family to the Platte Valley Cemetery Association in 1899.
  
Originally known as  "Holmes Cemetery," named after the original property owner.
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Sometime in the mid-twentieth century, participation in the Platte Valley Cemetery Association thinned, and Nona Kirkpatrick assumed primarily management of the cemetery.  In approximately 1968, Nona Kirkpatrick transferred management of the cemetery to [[Aline Kleone Vaughn|Aline Lindstrom]].  Aline managed the cemetery until about 2002, when ailing health required her to transfer management to her son, [[Dean Randall Lindstrom|Dean Lindstrom]].  In 2011, Dean reorganized a meeting of Platte Valley Cemetery Association, which elected Larry Lindstrom to serve as Chairman of the association. Since 2011, the Platte Valley Cemetery Association has made substantial efforts to revitalize the cemetery, including clearing brush, trimming trees, and erecting a new front fence and entrance gate.
  
 
== Location ==
 
== Location ==

Revision as of 23:14, 5 September 2013

Platte Valley Cemetery
Aliases Pioneer Cemetery, Holmes Cemetery
Location Phelps County, Nebraska
Used By Local residents
Active Years c. 1881[1] - present
Maintained By Platte Valley Cemetery Association

The Platte Valley Cemetery, also known as simply as Pioneer Cemetery, is located four miles west and two miles north of Gustaf Lindstrom's original sod house. The cemetery was deeded from the Hardinger family to the Platte Valley Cemetery Association in 1899.

Sometime in the mid-twentieth century, participation in the Platte Valley Cemetery Association thinned, and Nona Kirkpatrick assumed primarily management of the cemetery. In approximately 1968, Nona Kirkpatrick transferred management of the cemetery to Aline Lindstrom. Aline managed the cemetery until about 2002, when ailing health required her to transfer management to her son, Dean Lindstrom. In 2011, Dean reorganized a meeting of Platte Valley Cemetery Association, which elected Larry Lindstrom to serve as Chairman of the association. Since 2011, the Platte Valley Cemetery Association has made substantial efforts to revitalize the cemetery, including clearing brush, trimming trees, and erecting a new front fence and entrance gate.

Location

  • Postal Address: 746 Rd (btw H RD & G Rd); Phelps County, NE, 68958
  • GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.51045, Longitude: -99.43886[2]
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List of People buried in the Platte Valley Cemetery

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Notes