Sidney in Cheyenne County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Original Site of Boot Hill Cemetery

1868-1894

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 27, 2024

1. Original Site of Boot Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Known throughout the Old West as "The Bad Man's Cemetery"
Excavated & relocated in 1922
211 bodies removed
Sidney's original cemetery
www.sidneyboothill.com

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 41° 8.945′ N, 102° 58.382′ W. Marker is in Sidney, Nebraska, in Cheyenne County. It is at the intersection of Elm Street and County Route 113, on the left when traveling east on Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 704 Elm St, Sidney NE 69162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: Carnegie Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Hickory Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Sidney (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nebraska’s Earliest Documented Burial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sidney-Black Hills Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); National Pony Express Monument (approx. 2½ miles away); 385 Gold Rush Byway (approx. 2½ miles away); Cheyenne County (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

More about this marker. The marker is at the southwest corner of the cemetery. Easier access to the marker is had by parking at the lot on the northeast and walking through the cemetery.

Boot Hill Cemetery Marker with cemetery in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 27, 2024

2. Boot Hill Cemetery Marker with cemetery in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.