A visit to the State 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 State Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the State Cemetery:
41.0353, -95.7342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the State Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The State Cemetery is located in Mills County<2>.
The county seat for Mills County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the north northwest of the State Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the State 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 State Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from State Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pacific City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Gowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gowen Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
- Linville Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Saar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Saar Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evan Lloyd Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Lloyd Cemetery
- Waubonsie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Waubonsie Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubonsie Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Silver City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Van Eaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Mineola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the State Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from State Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Glenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pacific Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pacific City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Mineola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plattsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dumfries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- La Platte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Thurman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- McPaul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Treynor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cullom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
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 State 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 State Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Glenwood
- Hastings
- Malvern
- Murray
- Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Plattsmouth
- Randolph
- Silver City
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the State Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Thurman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 State 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 State Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968472 (State Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968472 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: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenwood
- Location given for State Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0352771 Lon: -95.7341718
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- State 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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