Cemeteries in Ogallala, Nebraska

Private Cemeteries in Ogallala, Nebraska often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Ogallala, Nebraska are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Ogallala, Nebraska are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Our database contains records of burials from 3 cemeteries.

Boothill Graveyard 31°43′11.6″N 110°04′13.6″W Formerly called the "Tombstone Cemetery", the plot features the graves of Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury; the three men who were killed during the famed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Ogallala had its beginning as nothing more than a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad. Within ten years it grew to be one of the most well known towns along the Texas Trail. Gold was exchanged across the table and saloons filled to the brim with cowboys and gamblers.

Cowboy Capital in Ogallala, NE “Get along, little doggies,” could be heard on the range and in the streets as cowboys drove cattle to the railroad for transport. This rally cry sounded on the streets of the Cowboy Capital in Ogallala, NE, from 1875 to 1885.

A windswept hill north of the original settlement of Ogallala was the area's first burial ground. It became known as Boot Hill during the Texas Trail era of the 1880s, when unlucky cowboys were often buried with their boots on. Numerous stories are told of those days when gun battles took their toll on human life.