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A visit to the Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willow Creek Cemetery (FG ID #101631)

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 Willow Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.3366°   (41° 20' 11")

Lon:   -96.8139°   (-96° 48' 50")

The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Saunders County<2>.

The county seat for Saunders County is located in Wahoo. Wahoo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Willow Creek Cemetery .

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 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 Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willow Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Prague
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Malmo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morse Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 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>
    • Abie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Linwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bruno
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Colon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Cedar Bluffs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ames
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
        • Ames is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
      • Octavia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
        • Octavia is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Wahoo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • 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>
      • Brainard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Schuyler
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
        • Loma is located in Butler County

    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 Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Willow Creek Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. John Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Znami Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fleming Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Linwood Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nimburg Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Nimburg Cemetery is located in Butler County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nimburg Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Abie.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nimburg Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101042 <1>
      • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bohemian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Old Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Cemetery is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery

    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 Willow Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834771  (Willow Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834771 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: Prague
      • County: Saunders         Elev: 458
      • Location given for GNIS #834771 (Willow Creek Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101631

    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 '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 Willow Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3366, Longitude: -96.8139    
    <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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