Bayard in Morrill County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Chimney Rock Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

1. Chimney Rock Cemetery Marker

Inscription. During the Westward migration through this pass many died as they looked for a better life.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 41° 41.948′ N, 103° 20.467′ W. Marker is in Bayard, Nebraska, in Morrill County. It is on County Route 98, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bayard NE 69334, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Murray Murdoch (here, next to this marker); Chimney Rock National Historic Site (approx. half a mile away); The Innocent Assassins

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(approx. half a mile away); Chimney Rock Station (approx. 1½ miles away); Chimney Rock (approx. 1½ miles away); The Oregon Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); The Mormon Pioneer Trail / Halfway To Zion (approx. 3.2 miles away); Camp Clarke Bridge and Sidney-Black Hills Trail (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayard.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

2. Chimney Rock Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

3. Chimney Rock Cemetery Marker

The back of the marker can be seen on the left side of he photo. Chimney Rock is visible in the distance.

Grave in Chimney Rock Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

4. Grave in Chimney Rock Cemetery

Chimney Rock Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2014

5. Chimney Rock Cemetery

Chimney Rock seen from the Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

6. Chimney Rock seen from the Cemetery

Chimney Rock was a landmark passed by thousands of emigrants as the traveled the nearby Oregon, California and Mormon Trails.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,503 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.