A visit to the Colby - Morley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Colby - Morley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Colby - Morley Cemetery (FG ID #1987969)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Colby - Morley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colby - Morley Cemetery
Lat: 41.4665° (41° 27' 59")
Lon: -96.3128° (-96° 18' 46")
The Colby - Morley Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Blair. Blair lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Colby - Morley Cemetery .
Name Variations for Colby - Morley Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Colby - Morley Cemetery.
Colby - Morley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colby Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Colby - Morley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colby - Morley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brewster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Telbasta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vacoma Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuming City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cuming City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cuming City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cuming City Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100520 <1>
- Thone Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Colby - Morley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colby - Morley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kennard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
- Fontanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Telbasta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Woodcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
- King Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <6>
- Blair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leshara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <6>
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
- Fort Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yutan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Venice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Hooper is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <6>
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 Colby - Morley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colby - Morley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bennington
- Blair
- Blair lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Colby - Morley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Cedar Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Elkhorn
- Fort Calhoun
- Fremont
- Herman
- Herman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Colby - Morley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Hooper
- Kennard
- Valley
- Valley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Colby - Morley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Valley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Waterloo
- Yutan
- Yutan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Colby - Morley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yutan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Colby - Morley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Washington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Colby - Morley Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Colby - Morley Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Colby - Morley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4665, Longitude: -96.3128 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |