A visit to the Grabow 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 Grabow Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grabow Cemetery (FG ID #192023).
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 Grabow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grabow Cemetery:
41.1619, -96.2060
The Grabow Cemetery is located in Sarpy County<2>.
The county seat for Sarpy County is located in Papillion. Papillion lies just to the east of the Grabow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grabow Cemetery.
Establishment of the Grabow Cemetery ...
The Grabow Cemetery was established in 1869.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grabow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grabow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Pennsylvania Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- LaBorde Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Voss Mohr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glesmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Portal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lefler Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Papillion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parmenter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ball Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beth El Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Grabow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grabow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gretna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Venice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- King Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yutan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Grabow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sarpy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grabow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Boys Town
- Elkhorn
- Gretna
- Millard
- Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
- South Bend
- Valley
- Waterloo
- Yutan
- Yutan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grabow 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 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 Grabow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Sarpy 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 Grabow Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #192023
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 Sarpy, 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 from Point A (ie- Grabow 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. |