A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The German Cemetery (FG ID #100667).
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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
41.4156, -96.1374
The German Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Blair. Blair lies just to the north of the German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colby - Morley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Blair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- King Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Home Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- California Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Millard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carter Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Modale
(15 miles [24.1 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 German 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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bennington
- Blair
- Boys Town
- De Soto - Historic
- Elkhorn
- Fort Calhoun
- Kennard
- Millard
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the German Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Ralston
- Valley
- Waterloo
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 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 German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 German Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100667
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829499 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829499 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kennard
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4155518 Lon: -96.1375173
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- German 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |