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A visit to the Dry Valley 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 Dry Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dry Valley Cemetery (FG ID #100554)

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 Dry Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Valley Cemetery

Lat:   41.4966°   (41° 29' 47")

Lon:   -99.3957°   (-99° 23' 44")

The Dry Valley Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Broken Bow. Broken Bow lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dry Valley Cemetery .

Establishment of the Dry Valley Cemetery ...

The Dry Valley Cemetery was established in 1885.

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 Dry Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 Dry Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dry Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Weissert
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wescott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
      • Wescott is located in Custer County
    • Comstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <4>
    • Sargent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Berwyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <4>
    • Broken Bow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
      • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
      • Broken Bow has also been known as:
      • Brokenbow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
    • Ansley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Custer County
    • Taylor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Merna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
      • Merna is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Mason City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
        • Mason City is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
      • New Helena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
        • New Helena is located in Custer County
      • Buckeye
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Buckeye is located in Custer County
      • Almeria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
        • Almeria is located in Loup County
      • Elyria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
      • Burwell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

    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 Dry Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Dry Valley Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Swanson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Tree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franch Tableland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Somerford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Somerford Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerford Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sargent.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101465 <1>
    • Westerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Douglas Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Lee's Park Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty - Kingston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • West Union Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Janesville Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hilldale Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • The Hilldale Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hilldale Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Broken Bow.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilldale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100774 <1>
      • Ansley Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Broken Bow Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walworth Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walworth Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walworth Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101598 <1>
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Czech National Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Valley County
        • The Czech National Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bohemian Cemetery
        • Bohemian National Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100411 <1>
      • Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Dry Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #828855  (Dry Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #828855 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Westerville
      • County: Custer         Elev: 757
      • Location given for GNIS #828855 (Dry Valley Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100554

    The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 Custer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Dry Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4966, Longitude: -99.3957    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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