A visit to the Silver City 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 Silver City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver City Cemetery:
41.1042, -95.6378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silver City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County<2>.
The county seat for Mills County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the southwest of the Silver City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Silver City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mineola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- State Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The State Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cotten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cotten Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotten Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- 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>
- Plumer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Saar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Saar Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Cemetery
- Wearin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wearin Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wearin Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saylers Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Saylers Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylers Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silver City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Mineola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dumfries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Treynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pacific City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Hastings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pacific Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- McClelland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- La Platte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
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 Silver City 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 Silver City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Carson
- Council Bluffs
- Emerson
- Glenwood
- Hastings
- Macedonia
- Malvern
- Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Plattsmouth
- Randolph
- Silver City
- Tabor
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Silver City 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 Silver City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968474 (Silver City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968474 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: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenwood
- Location given for Silver City Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1041646 Lon: -95.6377814
- 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- Silver City 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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