A visit to the Graceland Park 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 Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graceland Park Cemetery (FG ID #100688)
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 Graceland Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graceland Park Cemetery
Lat: 41.2114° (41° 12' 41")
Lon: -95.9788° (-95° 58' 43")
The Graceland Park Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the northwest of the Graceland Park Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Graceland Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graceland Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery is located in Sarpy County
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Papillion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt AFB Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Graceland Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graceland Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ralston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
- La Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- La Vista is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
- Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Papillion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
- Papillion is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <6>
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Council Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Home Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chalco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
- Chalco is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- La Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <6>
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <6>
- Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plattsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
- Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <6>
- Pacific City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Bennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graceland Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Bennington
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- Elkhorn
- Gretna
- Gretna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Graceland Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gretna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Millard
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Graceland Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Pacific City
- Papillion
- Plattsmouth
- Ralston
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 professional and volunteer 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 Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Graceland Park 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 Graceland Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829610 (Graceland Park Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #829610 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: Omaha South
- County: Douglas Elev: 360
- Location given for GNIS #829610 (Graceland Park Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100688
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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 Douglas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Graceland Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2114, Longitude: -95.9788 |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |