A visit to the Platte Valley 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 Platte Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Platte Valley Cemetery (FG ID #101139).
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 Platte Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Platte Valley Cemetery:
40.6427, -99.5034
The Platte Valley Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Platte Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Platte Valley Cemetery.
Establishment of the Platte Valley Cemetery ...
The Platte Valley Cemetery was established in 1881.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Platte Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Platte Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adullam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandstrom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Creek Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Overton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Platte Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Platte Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elm Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bertrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Odessa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holdrege
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Funk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sacramento
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Axtell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kearney City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darr
(23 miles [37 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 Platte Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Platte Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Axtell lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Platte Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Axtell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Bertrand
- Eddyville
- Elm Creek
- Elwood
- Funk
- Funk lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Platte Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Holdrege
- Kearney
- Lexington
- Loomis
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Miller lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Platte Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Miller.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Overton
- Ragan
- Ragan lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Platte Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
- Smithfield
- Wilcox
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 Platte Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Platte Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101139
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832157 (Platte Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832157 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 711 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Overton
- Location given for Platte Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6425091 Lon: -99.5031598
- 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 Phelps, 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 from Point A (ie- Platte Valley 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. |