A visit to the Graybill 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 Graybill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graybill Cemetery:
41.2528, -95.7753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graybill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies just to the west of the Graybill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graybill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Graybill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graybill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96122 <5>
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96591 <5>
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94432 <5>
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95946 <5>
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95449 <5>
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Lewis Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Twp. Cemetery
- The Lewis Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lewis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95281 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
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- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991112 <5>
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Plumer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graybill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graybill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chautauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dumfries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Council Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- McClelland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Treynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Home Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Underwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <6>
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Briggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- La Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Pacific City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
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 Graybill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graybill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Council Bluffs
- Glenwood
- Omaha
- Pacific City
- Ralston
- Silver City
- Underwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Graybill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 Graybill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949479 (Graybill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949479 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council Bluffs North
- Location given for Graybill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2527759 Lon: -95.7752876
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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- Graybill 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |