A visit to the Wyuka 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 Wyuka Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wyuka Cemetery (FG ID #101646).
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 Wyuka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wyuka Cemetery:
40.6697, -95.8716
The Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City.
The cemetery is located in Otoe County<2>.
The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies just to the northeast of the Wyuka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wyuka Cemetery.
Establishment of the Wyuka Cemetery ...
The Wyuka Cemetery was:
Dedicated in 1855
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wyuka Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wyuka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Novak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Cowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slusher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Hume Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- Eatons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Eatons Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Cemetery
- Sciota Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wyuka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wyuka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nebraska City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Payne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Percival
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McPaul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Talmage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Nehawka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Otoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 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 Wyuka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wyuka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Brock
- Brock lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wyuka Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Cook
- Dunbar
- Hamburg
- Julian
- Murray
- Nebraska City
- Nehawka
- Otoe
- Otoe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wyuka Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otoe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
- Peru
- Peru lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wyuka Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Riverton
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Syracuse
- Tabor
- Talmage
- Thurman
- Union
- Union lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wyuka Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wyuka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Otoe 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 Wyuka Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101646
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834898 (Wyuka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834898 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: Otoe
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nebraska City
- Location given for Wyuka Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6694461 Lon: -95.8730579
- 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 Otoe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wyuka 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. |