The City of Seward owns three cemeteries. A Cemetery Board is appointed by the Mayor and City Council to recommend and oversee rules and regulations pertaining to the Cemeteries
The Anderson Cemetery is located two miles west of Seward on the north side of Highway 34. James Anderson originally started this cemetery in the 1800's and at that time he offered that anyone wishing to lay away their dead in this plot of ground were privileged to do so. The Andersen Cemetery was deeded to the City on May 15, 1951 by the then formed Anderson Cemetery Association.
 The Greenwood Cemetery is located in the City of Seward on 2nd Street and the intersection of Bek Avenue. On May 18, 1948, the Greenwood Cemetery Association deeded this Cemetery to the City of Seward. The Greenwood Cemetery is home to the Guthman Memorial Bell Tower erected in 1988 donated in memory of the Frederick Guthman family.
The Seward Cemetery Association was developed in 1874 after the need for a cemetery arose due to the sale of land near Plum Creek on which the town's original cemetery was located. The North Cemetery was consequently purchased and is located on Highway 15 approximately 1 mile north of the Seward City limits. All of the records of the cemeteries are maintained and are on file at the North Cemetery. In addition, in 1991 the Seward County Genealogical Society compiled a book of records for all cemeteries in Seward County. This book can be purchased and is available by contacting the Seward County Genealogical Society, Box 27, Seward, Nebraska 68434. |
