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. 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 Platte Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Platte Valley Cemetery
Lat: 40.6427° (40° 38' 33")
Lon: -99.5034° (-99° 30' 12")
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 .
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Overton is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <7>
- Elm Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
- Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <7>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Funk is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <7>
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Gosper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <7>
- Sacramento
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <7>
- 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 visit 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 Platte Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Platte Valley 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 Platte Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832157 (Platte Valley Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #832157 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: Overton
- County: Phelps Elev: 711
- Location given for GNIS #832157 (Platte Valley Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101139
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Platte Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6427, Longitude: -99.5034 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |