A visit to the Willowdale 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 Willowdale Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willowdale Cemetery (FG ID #101633).
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 Willowdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willowdale Cemetery:
42.6960, -99.3920
The Willowdale Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Bassett. Bassett lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Willowdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willowdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Willowdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willowdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bassett Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Wenz Graves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Wenz Graves is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenz Graves
- Eureka Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huishizer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Huishizer Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huishizer Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spotted Tail Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Spotted Tail Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotted Tail Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Naper Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Naper Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willowdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willowdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carns ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Cleveland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dustin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Long Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth
(25 miles [40.2 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 Willowdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willowdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Atkinson
- Bassett
- Burton
- Long Pine
- Naper
- Newport
- Springview
- Stuart
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 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 Willowdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 Willowdale Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101633
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834789 (Willowdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834789 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 671 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carns
- Location given for Willowdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6961122 Lon: -99.3920537
- 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 Rock, 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- Willowdale 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. |