A visit to the South Bend 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 South Bend Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Bend Cemetery (FG ID #2179046).
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 South Bend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Bend Cemetery:
40.9936, -96.2387
The South Bend Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Plattsmouth. Plattsmouth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the South Bend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Bend Cemetery.
Establishment of the South Bend Cemetery ...
The South Bend Cemetery was established in 1895.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the South Bend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Platteford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lefler Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wortman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Callahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Springfield Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glesmann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 South Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murdock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linoma Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weeping Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alvo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Millard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 South Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the South Bend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Eagle
- Elmwood
- Greenwood
- Gretna
- Millard
- Murdock
- Papillion
- South Bend
- Wabash
- Waverly
- Weeping Water
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 South Bend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 South Bend Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2179046
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 Cass, 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- South Bend 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. |