A visit to the Godsey Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Godsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Godsey Cemetery:
41.0706, -95.8078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Godsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Godsey Cemetery is located in Mills County<2>.
The county seat for Mills County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the east southeast of the Godsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Godsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Godsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Godsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Evan Lloyd Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Lloyd Cemetery
- Pacific City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pacific City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City Cemetery
- Gowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gowen Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152225 <5>
- West Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- State Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The State Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Glenwood.
- The Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood State School Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435128 <5>
- Saar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Saar Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Cemetery
- Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Offutt AFB Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Offutt AFB Cemetery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt AFB Cemetery
- The Offutt AFB Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Cook Post Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170068 <5>
- LaPlatte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plattsmouth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101062 <5>
- Plumer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horning Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100802 <5>
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Mineola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Council Bluffs.
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256269 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Godsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Godsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pacific City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Pacific Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Plattsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Mineola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mynard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Rock Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Council Bluffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Papillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Godsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mills County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Godsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Council Bluffs
- Glenwood
- Malvern
- Murray
- Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Papillion
- Plattsmouth
- Ralston
- Silver City
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Godsey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Godsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mills County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Godsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456944 (Godsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456944 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Mills
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pacific Junction
- Location given for Godsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0705548 Lon: -95.8077856
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Godsey Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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