A visit to the 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 Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valley Cemetery (FG ID #101575).
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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Cemetery:
41.3447, -96.3795
The Valley Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Cemetery.
Establishment of the Valley Cemetery ...
The Valley Cemetery was established in 1881.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Flower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pohocco Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platteville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollst - Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colby - Morley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Critten Barrett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pohocco Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pohocco Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohocco Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leshara
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yutan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fontanelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bennington
- Boys Town
- Cedar Bluffs
- Elkhorn
- Fremont
- Gretna
- Kennard
- Mead
- Mead lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mead.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Millard
- Valley
- Wahoo
- Waterloo
- Yutan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101575
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834326 (Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834326 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leshara
- Location given for Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3447215 Lon: -96.3797463
- 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 Douglas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |