A visit to the National 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 National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The National Cemetery (FG ID #2386434).
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 National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the National Cemetery:
41.2026, -96.8301
The National Cemetery is located in Saunders County<2>.
The county seat for Saunders County is located in Wahoo. Wahoo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Vitus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Znami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Loma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Loma Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jensen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fricke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brainard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valparaiso Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Czech Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Czech Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czech Cemetery
- Czech Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Malmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valparaiso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bruno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rescue ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brainard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wahoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dwight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Agnew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nimburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ithaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Octavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- David City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morse Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saunders County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brainard
- Cedar Bluffs
- Ceresco
- David City
- Dwight
- Garrison
- Linwood
- Malmo
- Mead
- Valparaiso
- Wahoo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Saunders 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 National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2386434
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831567 (National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831567 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: Saunders
- Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Touhy
- Location given for National Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2027842 Lon: -96.8300278
- 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 Saunders, 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- National 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. |