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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. 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 National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the National Cemetery

Lat:   41.2026°   (41° 12' 9")

Lon:   -96.8301°   (-96° 49' 48")

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 .

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 National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Saunders 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 National Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Butler County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
    • Brainard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wahoo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <4>
    • Abie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedeburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Dwight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Agnew
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
        • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
      • Nimburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
        • Nimburg is located in Butler County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
        • Octavia is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • David City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Morse Bluff
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
        • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <4>
      • Raymond
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Davey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
        • Davey is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <4>
      • Mead
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
        • Mead is located in Saunders County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <4>
      • Cedar Bluffs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Garrison
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Garrison is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people

    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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • The Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saunders County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Malmo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100928 <1>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Loma Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loma Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loma Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lukes Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Loma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100918 <1>
    • 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)
        • The Brainard Cemetery is located in Butler County
        • The Brainard Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Brainard IOOF Cemetery
        • Brainard IOOF Cemetery
        • Old Brainard Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brainard Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441498 <1>
      • Old Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Butler County
        • The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441517 <1>
      • Valparaiso Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Czech Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Czech Cemetery is located in Saunders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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.

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #831567  (National Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #831567 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: Touhy
      • County: Saunders         Elev: 452
      • Location given for GNIS #831567 (National Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2386434

    The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2026, Longitude: -96.8301    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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