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. 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 Willow Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Creek Cemetery:
41.3366, -96.8139
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Creek Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- 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)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Malmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Octavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wahoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
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.
- Brainard
- Cedar Bluffs
- David City
- Fremont
- Linwood
- Malmo
- Mead
- Mead lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mead.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- North Bend
- Schuyler
- Valparaiso
- Wahoo
- Wahoo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wahoo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
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 either 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:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101631
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834771 (Willow Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834771 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: Saunders
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prague
- Location given for Willow Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3366724 Lon: -96.8136408
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Creek 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. |