A visit to the Graceland 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 Graceland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graceland Cemetery (FG ID #156507).
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 Graceland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graceland Cemetery:
41.1981, -97.4219
The Graceland Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the west southwest of the Graceland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graceland Cemetery.
Name Variations for Graceland 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.
Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osceola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Circle Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoffer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran- Orton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rising City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stromsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swedehome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ulysses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- David City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carriage House Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sheldonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Graceland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Benedict
- Columbus
- David City
- Garrison
- Gresham
- Osceola
- Polk
- Polk lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Graceland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Rising City
- Shelby
- Silver Creek
- Staplehurst
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Surprise
- Ulysses
- Waco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Graceland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #156507
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829609 (Graceland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829609 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 501 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Graceland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1983475 Lon: -97.4214354
- 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 Polk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graceland 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. |