Friedensau Cemetery in Hebron, Nebraska

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Get directions 1364 Road 5600
Hebron, Nebraska, 68370 USA

Coordinates: 40.18411, -97.68955
402-365-4317
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This country church and cemetery is located 2 miles east of Deshler, Thayer County, Nebraska and then north 2 1/2 miles. This is still a very active church of Thayer County. The cemetery lies to the south of the church.

Near the Little Blue River, the village of Friedensau ("Peaceful Meadows") was established in 1874 by Lutheran missionary pastor John J. Kern. The town was first settled by his former parishioners from Indiana and Illinois.

In 1885, according to a book written by Kern, there were approximately seventy inhabitants in Friedensau and the surrounding area. There were two German Lutheran churches, a school, post office, water-powered grist mill, lumber yard, hotel, livery stable, blacksmith shop, and a number of other small businesses.

As late as the fall of 1886, it was expected that the Rock Island Railroad would be extended from Fairbury through Hebron, Friedensau, Kiowa, Oak, and Nelson. However, due to the influence of area landowner John G. Deshler, the railroad was routed east through his property. After the railroad reached Deshler in 1887, the buildings in Friedensau were moved over the fenceless prairie and relocated in Deshler. Only the Trinity Lutheran Church and its cemetery remain in the Friedensau area today.